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The problem with feminism in the second wave was that we fought so much among ourselves, and I think we did so much damage to the movement... and I think the next wave, the third wave, is women mentoring younger women and women helping younger women to enter the political process and the writing world.

~Erica Jong

Topics: Among Damage Did Enter Feminism Fought Helping Mentoring Movement Much Next Ourselves Political Political Process Problem Process Second The Problem With Think Third Wave Women World Writing Younger I Think

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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

~Erica Jong

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Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.

~Erica Jong

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If you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

~Erica Jong

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Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.

~Erica Jong

Topics: Ambivalence Dance Own Rhythm Tune Wonderful

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I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented a writing style that expresses who I am.

~Erica Jong

Topics: Am Calculated Expresses Invented Style Think Way Who Write Writing I Think I Am I Write

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I'm interested in what happens to people when they get into that publicity machine. We tend to think things have changed, but there's still a deep sexism underlying the way women are treated publicly.

~Erica Jong

Topics: Changed Deep Get Happens Interested Machine People Publicity Publicly Sexism Still Tend Things Think Treated Underlying Way Women Women Are

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Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.

~Erica Jong

Topics: Fame Idea Means Millions Millions Of People People Who Wrong You

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Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood.

~Erica Jong

Topics: America Church Circus Country Deserves Every Gets Hollywood Italy Spain

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Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.

~Erica Jong

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: March 26th, 1942

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